Reese,
Six years ago I became a mother to the most beautiful baby I
had ever seen. I can’t believe you are
starting first grade, learning to read and teaching your brothers and sister
everything you know. Here are a few
things I’d like to remember about you as you turn 6:
-You had a great first year of school and loved
your Kindergarten teacher, Ms. Mihelish.
So much so that this year when I asked you what you wanted to be when
you grow up you said, “a teacher. And also a Mom.” J
· - You have been begging us to let you go to
McDonald’s. We’ve explained that the
food there isn’t very good nor healthy for you but you really, really want to
go. Not sure if it’s the forbidden
nature of the place (from our standpoint) or good advertising.
· -You’ve starting reading books to Emily (now that
she wants to sit still long enough to listen) and it’s pretty adorable to
watch.
· -You love arts and crafts and anything that
involves using tape, glue, glitter, paper, etc.
· -You’re pretty adventurous and like to try new
things. You even did the ALS ice bucket
challenge with Grandma, Grandpa, Daddy and me (google that)
· -You love to swim and be in the water. You and Asher took swimming lessons this year
and you did very well, jumping in, going under water and swimming around (with
a life jacket on). You scare us because
you think you can swim now and don’t
realize that you really can’t. J When we went to the lake and the ocean (at
Nana’s in Rhode Island) this summer you stayed in the water the entire time
until we had to drag you out.
· -You still love to dress up and usually have at
least 3-4 outfits on a day. When you
come home from school or day care you immediately put on a princess dress. You usually ask to borrow my shoes and I let
you wear “the flat ones”
· -You’ve become really helpful in the last few
months, helping with the babies and starting to sweep the floor and clear the
table.
· -You love to sing and talk to Soren. You try to help with him a lot and you often
try to pick him up even when we tell you not to. You’re really just trying to make him feel
better by picking him up when he falls down.
· -Your favorite movies are currently Frozen and Aladdin. The former came out this year and you now
have it memorized and regularly sing the songs and say the dialogue without the
movie on. The latter Nana introduced you
to while we were in Rhode Island this summer.
When Robin Williams passed away, they played it over and over again and
now you’re hooked.
-You still like rainbows and would probably say
that rainbow is your favorite color :)
It is so much fun to watch you grow up, just don't do it too fast, please! We love you very much.
Love, Mommy and Daddy
